skyline247
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Congrats! The award is well deserved.
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Build Thread Want To Blow 5 Years And $50k On A Foxbody? Step By Step Instructions Inside!
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stangboy
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Congrats Scott, well deserved, and good to see the car show crowd giving the right guy props. Doesn't always work that way.
Snagged some shots of this work of art through the week
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Thanks a lot for the comments and support guys. I truly appreciate it! Seriously.
Thanks a lot, Dave. I don't know nothin' about no magazines.
But no, really. I have no idea on timing of anything. You'll know when I know!
I'm not sure if Jeff won an award of excellence or not, but his car was part of the Vortech booth on Saturday, which was really cool.
Thanks Mike. I don't go on the interwebs after every time I go to a show, but I will say I have been to 5 shows this year and have collected 8 trophies so far. It's been a good year!
I'm not a huge fan of the cars sitting on the race ramps or jackstands at shows. They always look 'off' to me. Even though they are at proper ride height, being a foot in the air just doesn't look normal to me.
I did actually have a mirror under the back of the car as well as a photo album sitting in the hatch that has over 500 pictures detailing the build.
That $6 Wal-Mart mirror and wheel chucks got the job done!
I appreciate it, Mike.
The judging for the show was definitely interesting. There was a small army of judging volunteers walking around Friday afternoon with their clipboards and microfiber towels. I was curious what the towels were for. I quickly learned when I saw a judge wipe the towel across the underside of a fender and then look and whatever dirt and grime made its way onto the towel. I even saw them pointing to some incredibly tiny paint chips on the core support of a nearby car. I was amazed about of thorough they all were with their judging processes. I felt like I had entered a Concours d'Elegance event.
Two judges looked at my car. The one asked if it was okay to open my car door, and he did so with a clean microfiber towel. This type of judging process causes a lot of gripes with people, and I can understand why. Two people are responsible for the success or failure of your car at the show. Are these people fox enthusiasts? Do they know what modifications makes a fox special? Hell, do they even know what they are looking at? Mike Clay even admitted the inherent flaws of the judging system, but hey, that's just how it goes. They all had 500 cars to look at and go over with a fine tooth comb. It can't be a perfect process. A people's choice award for each class would have been cool though.
My car spent the day on Saturday at the TMI booth. Their sales manager reached out to me and said he loved my car and wanted it in their booth. I declined for the day of the show because I wanted to be judged, but I was happy to be in the booth on Saturday. I also made him aware of my less than wonderful experience with my seats, and made things right with me, so TMI is cool in my book now.
The SEFB fox cruise was awesome. The police escort was great and it was cool to see over 150 foxes all in one place.
The whole week was a blur. It all flew by incredible fast. I also lost 8 pounds during the week. A combination of sweating like a maniac, not eating much at all during the day, and walking a few miles every day probably had something to do with that.
Last but not least, a few more pictures that Lue Creative took of the car during the week:
Next big show is American Muscle here in PA and then Foxtoberfest in NC later in October.
Thanks a lot, Dave. I don't know nothin' about no magazines.
But no, really. I have no idea on timing of anything. You'll know when I know!I'm not sure if Jeff won an award of excellence or not, but his car was part of the Vortech booth on Saturday, which was really cool.
Thanks Mike. I don't go on the interwebs after every time I go to a show, but I will say I have been to 5 shows this year and have collected 8 trophies so far. It's been a good year!
I'm not a huge fan of the cars sitting on the race ramps or jackstands at shows. They always look 'off' to me. Even though they are at proper ride height, being a foot in the air just doesn't look normal to me.
I did actually have a mirror under the back of the car as well as a photo album sitting in the hatch that has over 500 pictures detailing the build.
That $6 Wal-Mart mirror and wheel chucks got the job done!
I appreciate it, Mike.
The judging for the show was definitely interesting. There was a small army of judging volunteers walking around Friday afternoon with their clipboards and microfiber towels. I was curious what the towels were for. I quickly learned when I saw a judge wipe the towel across the underside of a fender and then look and whatever dirt and grime made its way onto the towel. I even saw them pointing to some incredibly tiny paint chips on the core support of a nearby car. I was amazed about of thorough they all were with their judging processes. I felt like I had entered a Concours d'Elegance event.
Two judges looked at my car. The one asked if it was okay to open my car door, and he did so with a clean microfiber towel. This type of judging process causes a lot of gripes with people, and I can understand why. Two people are responsible for the success or failure of your car at the show. Are these people fox enthusiasts? Do they know what modifications makes a fox special? Hell, do they even know what they are looking at? Mike Clay even admitted the inherent flaws of the judging system, but hey, that's just how it goes. They all had 500 cars to look at and go over with a fine tooth comb. It can't be a perfect process. A people's choice award for each class would have been cool though.
My car spent the day on Saturday at the TMI booth. Their sales manager reached out to me and said he loved my car and wanted it in their booth. I declined for the day of the show because I wanted to be judged, but I was happy to be in the booth on Saturday. I also made him aware of my less than wonderful experience with my seats, and made things right with me, so TMI is cool in my book now.
The SEFB fox cruise was awesome. The police escort was great and it was cool to see over 150 foxes all in one place.
The whole week was a blur. It all flew by incredible fast. I also lost 8 pounds during the week. A combination of sweating like a maniac, not eating much at all during the day, and walking a few miles every day probably had something to do with that.
Last but not least, a few more pictures that Lue Creative took of the car during the week:
Next big show is American Muscle here in PA and then Foxtoberfest in NC later in October.
Yea. This...So....witness any meme worthy shannanigans at Mustang Week that i'll see on youtube soon?
And if by some weird quirk of fate I manage to have mine running and reliable, I may set out for foxtoberfest myself.....A foxbody only show w/o the word Mustang in it seems right up my alley. I tried to make the show with the red car before it was truly ready to go, and ended up missing it for various reasons. This year we may have to go to Bora.Bora if the wife's dealer base puts her region in contention. I'll know whether or not I'm going on a 20k vacation courtesy of her employer in late Sep.
But if not,.....
I'll have 3.5 days vacay that I'll have to use by years end. Maybe I'll bring the monster to that show as his first, and your car can sniff my car's butt, and vice versa.
I'll be the first to admit , Scott's car and Marios blue coupe are a step above my car . I said it to Scott while we were there I went down not expecting to win a thing . It's a street car that I enjoy the hell out of . It has its beauty marks etc . The car was in the Vortech booth Saturday though which was awesome in it self . I saw Brian from Vortech Friday and he remembered me right away from when he had me in the booth at the AM show . We chatted quick and I kept it moving . He reached out to kris that night to get in touch with me about using the car for the booth Saturday . Of course I accepted ! First time at MW and I get asked for my little old streeter to be in the booth ? Hell yes . That in itself topped off my week .
Either way it was still a blast every bit of it . Congrats again Scott I can't tell you enough how happy I was to see you win the awards . Your car is nothing short of perfection !
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Pretty cool opportunity for you too, Jeff. Congrats on that! ^
Thanks a lot Jeff. Always a pleasure hanging with you and your crew!
mikestang63
SN Certified Technician
I think it was because you looked so sexy in those shorts, Jeff.. lol Serious, you have a bad ass car bro. Major thumbs up!
So in true turbo car fashion, the car was back under the knife immediately following Mustang Week.
The only problem I have been having with the car is the fuel pump setup. There are some flaws in the way I have everything setup. I learned that the Fuelab pump can be a little sensitive to it's location as well as the tank design. For those that aren't familiar with my setup, the fuel pressure regulator acts at the fuel controller. It measures the return fuel flow and adjusts the voltage to the pump based on that return flow. Less return means the engine is using more fuel, so voltage to the pump is increasing. The design of the return in the tank is apparently very important to the function of the system. My BBRC tank is an older generation and just has a splash return where the fuel is dumped into the tank from the top. The Fuelab regulator doesn't like this. The splash return causes air bubbles in the fuel, which the pump sucks up and cavitates slightly in the process. The regulator sees that cavitation and gets confused because the pump is speeding up, so it trys to slow it down. This creates an oscillating fuel pressure.
The up and down in pump speed and cavitation is creating excess pump heat, making the pump angry. Couple that with 95 degree weather and it can create full blown vapor lock sometimes.
So, whats the solution? I could fab up a dip tube for the return so the return fuel enters below the level of the fuel in the tank. There is a second issue though. My pump is mounted too high. When the fuel level gets below half tank, and I do hard braking or cornering, the pump starves. Thanks to the IRS, I'm limited where I can put the pump at a low level.
Here's my solution. BBRC tank 2.0...
It's an 18 gallon tank with the pump mounted internally. Same exact pump I have now, but just inside the tank and 4 more gallons of capacity. The baffle design and return setup are much improved, so the pump should stay very happy in here. I tend to hear that in-tank setups are more reliable on the street compared to their external counterparts. If this doesn't fix my issue, then I know the fuel is getting too hot from the engine and I'll slap on a fuel cooler and call it a day.
I will be selling my old setup (minus the post-pump filter, I still need that) after I install that dip tube I was talking about and after I have Fuelab make sure my pump is in good working order. I don't want to sell something that could have been potentially damaged from the cavitation that was going on in there.
I've already got the tank mocked up. I'm cutting a hole in the floor and installing a door so I can get to the fuel hat easily for maintenance. More pictures to follow...
The only problem I have been having with the car is the fuel pump setup. There are some flaws in the way I have everything setup. I learned that the Fuelab pump can be a little sensitive to it's location as well as the tank design. For those that aren't familiar with my setup, the fuel pressure regulator acts at the fuel controller. It measures the return fuel flow and adjusts the voltage to the pump based on that return flow. Less return means the engine is using more fuel, so voltage to the pump is increasing. The design of the return in the tank is apparently very important to the function of the system. My BBRC tank is an older generation and just has a splash return where the fuel is dumped into the tank from the top. The Fuelab regulator doesn't like this. The splash return causes air bubbles in the fuel, which the pump sucks up and cavitates slightly in the process. The regulator sees that cavitation and gets confused because the pump is speeding up, so it trys to slow it down. This creates an oscillating fuel pressure.
The up and down in pump speed and cavitation is creating excess pump heat, making the pump angry. Couple that with 95 degree weather and it can create full blown vapor lock sometimes.
So, whats the solution? I could fab up a dip tube for the return so the return fuel enters below the level of the fuel in the tank. There is a second issue though. My pump is mounted too high. When the fuel level gets below half tank, and I do hard braking or cornering, the pump starves. Thanks to the IRS, I'm limited where I can put the pump at a low level.
Here's my solution. BBRC tank 2.0...
It's an 18 gallon tank with the pump mounted internally. Same exact pump I have now, but just inside the tank and 4 more gallons of capacity. The baffle design and return setup are much improved, so the pump should stay very happy in here. I tend to hear that in-tank setups are more reliable on the street compared to their external counterparts. If this doesn't fix my issue, then I know the fuel is getting too hot from the engine and I'll slap on a fuel cooler and call it a day.
I will be selling my old setup (minus the post-pump filter, I still need that) after I install that dip tube I was talking about and after I have Fuelab make sure my pump is in good working order. I don't want to sell something that could have been potentially damaged from the cavitation that was going on in there.
I've already got the tank mocked up. I'm cutting a hole in the floor and installing a door so I can get to the fuel hat easily for maintenance. More pictures to follow...
It's nice to see you're finally fixing up this old piece of crap Scott.So in true turbo car fashion, the car was back under the knife immediately following Mustang Week.
The only problem I have been having with the car is the fuel pump setup. There are some flaws in the way I have everything setup. I learned that the Fuelab pump can be a little sensitive to it's location as well as the tank design. For those that aren't familiar with my setup, the fuel pressure regulator acts at the fuel controller. It measures the return fuel flow and adjusts the voltage to the pump based on that return flow. Less return means the engine is using more fuel, so voltage to the pump is increasing. The design of the return in the tank is apparently very important to the function of the system. My BBRC tank is an older generation and just has a splash return where the fuel is dumped into the tank from the top. The Fuelab regulator doesn't like this. The splash return causes air bubbles in the fuel, which the pump sucks up and cavitates slightly in the process. The regulator sees that cavitation and gets confused because the pump is speeding up, so it trys to slow it down. This creates an oscillating fuel pressure.
The up and down in pump speed and cavitation is creating excess pump heat, making the pump angry. Couple that with 95 degree weather and it can create full blown vapor lock sometimes.
So, whats the solution? I could fab up a dip tube for the return so the return fuel enters below the level of the fuel in the tank. There is a second issue though. My pump is mounted too high. When the fuel level gets below half tank, and I do hard braking or cornering, the pump starves. Thanks to the IRS, I'm limited where I can put the pump at a low level.
Here's my solution. BBRC tank 2.0...
It's an 18 gallon tank with the pump mounted internally. Same exact pump I have now, but just inside the tank and 4 more gallons of capacity. The baffle design and return setup are much improved, so the pump should stay very happy in here. I tend to hear that in-tank setups are more reliable on the street compared to their external counterparts. If this doesn't fix my issue, then I know the fuel is getting too hot from the engine and I'll slap on a fuel cooler and call it a day.
I will be selling my old setup (minus the post-pump filter, I still need that) after I install that dip tube I was talking about and after I have Fuelab make sure my pump is in good working order. I don't want to sell something that could have been potentially damaged from the cavitation that was going on in there.
I've already got the tank mocked up. I'm cutting a hole in the floor and installing a door so I can get to the fuel hat easily for maintenance. More pictures to follow...
I wish I could find the chick who recorded my buddy Paul and I doing a second gear boost hit past that place . When I met up with Scott there he goes was that you that just came up the block lmfao .
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Hahaha, I get that a lot when I meet up with people at an outdoor event as well. They always tell me that they look at each other and say, well Nick is here... I take pride in that!
